Actress Payl Ghosh, who is facing a damages suit filed by Bollywood actress Richa Chadha for being named in a ‘rape’ case against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, has now made another claim that the mafia gang will kill him.
Richa Chadha had filed a claim for Rs 11 million against Pail Ghosh for using his name in describing the ‘rape’ incident.
A news channel and so-called film critic R Kamal, including Pail Ghosh, have also been named in the compensation case.
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Payal Ghosh had told the Bombay High Court that she was ready to withdraw her statement and apologize, but the actress later tweeted that she would not apologize to anyone.
According to the Times of India, now actress Payal Ghosh has appealed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that Bollywood’s ‘mafia gang’ will kill him.
Payal Ghosh claimed in a tweet on the social networking site Twitter that the entire gang was trying to suppress and humiliate him.
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A few days ago, actress Richa Chadha tweeted on Twitter to Rekha Sharma, the current chairman of the National Commission for Women, that so far I have not received any response to the complaint lodged in the NCW on September 20 against the filmmaker for lying in the case. My name was registered against Payal Ghosh.
Ms Chaddha how do you know I have falsely dragged your name unless the truth comes out , how are you so sure of Mr. Kashyap (I’m wondering)?? please @sharmarekha look into this, how the whole gang is trying to suppress and humiliate me. @PMOIndia @narendramodi Sir #BetiBachao https://t.co/fhhQEWz1nl
— Payal Ghosh (@iampayalghosh) October 10, 2020
Richa Chadha further wrote that if you look at your tweets on this issue, I think my complaint was registered before them.
In response to the tweet, Payal Ghosh tagged not only Rekha Sharma but also the Indian Prime Minister and wrote that Richa Chadha, until the truth comes out, how do you know that I used your name using a lie.
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Payal Ghosh asked how you are so sure about Anurag Kashyap, he further wrote that Rekha Sharma should see that he is trying to suppress the whole gang and humiliate me.
These mafia gang will kill me sir @PMOIndia @narendramodi sir @sharmarekha ma’am and will prove my death as suicide or something else ??
— Payal Ghosh (@iampayalghosh) October 10, 2020
The actress further wrote that this mafia gang will kill me and call my death suicide or something else.
It may be recalled that Pail Ghosh had mentioned the names of Richa Chadha, Huma Qureshi and Mahi Gul in an interview given to an Indian news channel on September 20 last month.
In the interview, Payal Ghosh had talked about the incident of being raped by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and told how the filmmaker exploited him six years ago in 2014.
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According to Payal Ghosh, Anurag Kashyap took him to a room in his house, where as soon as he entered, the filmmaker took off his clothes and tried to rape him.
Payal Ghosh mentions Richa while narrating sexual harassment allegations against Anurag Kashyap – File Photo: India Today
The actress said that she told Anurag Kashyap that she was not ready for the job today but the filmmaker did not listen to her and they came closer and closer to her, but she kept protesting that she would not do anything. Not ready for work.
According to Payal Ghosh, after his constant prayers, Anurag accepted Kashyap, but at the same time, he warned the actress to come mentally ready for the second time.
The actress said that she took permission from Anurag Kashyap by promising to be ready for the second time and never went to him again nor responded to his mobile messages.
The actress had admitted that she did not have any evidence against Anurag Kashyap but the filmmaker had exploited her.
Payal Ghosh had claimed that Anurag Kashyap had told him while trying to target him that actors like Richa Chadha, Huma Qureshi and Mahi Gul were ready for a phone call.
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Although initially Payal Ghosh did not accuse Anurag Kashyap of raping him, he later filed a rape case against the filmmaker, which is being investigated by the Mumbai Police.
In the case, Anurag Kashyap has also recorded a statement to the Mumbai police while providing the police with evidence which shows that he was not present in the country on the day of the incident but was involved in the shooting.